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The Human Scale

(The Human Scale)
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Original Title : The Human Scale
Time : 83 Min
Genre : Documentary, News
Project Type : Movie
Year of release : 2012
Director : Andreas Dalsgaard
Writer : Andreas Dalsgaard
Producer : Signe Byrge Sørensen
Project State : completed
Origin Country/Region : Denmark, Austria, Netherlands, Germany, Japan, Finland, United States
Original Language : English
About : Half of the human population lives in urban areas. By 2050, this will increase to 80%. Life in a megacity is both enchanting and problematic. Today we face peak oil, climate change, loneliness and severe health issues due to our way of ...See moreHalf of the human population lives in urban areas. By 2050, this will increase to 80%. Life in a megacity is both enchanting and problematic. Today we face peak oil, climate change, loneliness and severe health issues due to our way of life. But why? The Danish architect and professor Jan Gehl has studied human behavior in cities through four decades. He has documented how modern cities repel human interaction, and argues that we can build cities in a way, which takes human needs for inclusion and intimacy into account. 'The Human Scale' meets thinkers, architects and urban planners across the globe. It questions our assumptions about modernity, exploring what happens when we put people into the centre of our planning. Written by Final Cut for Real See less Read more: Plot summary

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